File Extension Library


.R49 File Extension

  • Developer by: win.rar GmbH
  • Category: Archive and compressed Files

What are .R49 files and how to open them?

Can't open .R49 file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .R49 file.

What is a .R49 file extension?

.R49 file extension is created by win.rar GmbH. .R49 has been classified as Archive and compressed Files.

.R49 is Split Multi-volume RAR compressed file archive (part 51)

The r49 file extension is associated with WinRAR. Its one part of a multi-volume compressed RAR archive.

RAR is the native format of WinRAR archiver. Like other archives, RAR files are data containers, they store one or several files in the compressed form. Compressed archives are common on internet, especially on sharing sites. After you have downloaded RAR file from Internet, you need to unpack its contents in order to use it. Comparing to ZIP file format, RAR provides a number of advanced features: more convenient multipart (multivolume) archives, tight compression including special solid, multimedia and text modes, strong AES-128 encryption, recovery records helping to repair an archive even in case of physical data damage, Unicode support to process non-English file names and a lot more.

Some RAR files can be parts of a multi-volume sequences. In WinRAR you can split a huge archive to a few smaller files, which are called volumes.

Older versions of WinRAR used either:

  • .rar or exe (SFX) for first volume
  • .r01, r02, r03 ....etc. for any additional volumes

Or:

 

  • .rar or exe (SFX) for first volume
  • .001, .002, .003 ....etc. for any additional volumes

The newer versions of WinRAR are using:

 

  • .rar or exe (SFX) for first volume
  • .part1.rar, .part2.rar, part3.rar ....etc. for any additional volumes

In order to unpack the multi-volume RAR archive, you need to place ALL of the split parts in the same directory and start extraction of the first volume. The program will automatically use all of the parts to extract the content of the archive.

 

 

 


How to open:

The *.r49 (e.g. Avatar.r49 file) file is only one part of RAR multi-volume archive. If you want to extract this file, you must have all parts of the RAR multi-volume archive. Open the first part of RAR (e.g Avatar.rar file) multi-volume archive in WinRAR application and extract files from RAR multi-volume archive.

How to convert:

It is not possible to convert only one part of RAR multi-volume archive. Only complete RAR archive can be converted in to another archive or compression format. The easiest way how to convert complete RAR multi-volume archive is to decompress the RAR archive with the use of WinRAR and repack the content with another compression or archive application of your choice.

How to fix problems with .R49 files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .R49 files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .R49 file format
  2. You need to check the .R49 file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)